Review of Overnight Delivery (1998) by Greg W — 15 Dec 2013

No shame needs to be attached to a public recounting of Overnight Delivery, a masters class entry in the comedic canon of fitfully mismatched twentysomething romances.

This review of Overnight Delivery (1998) was written by Greg W on 15 Dec 2013.

Overnight Delivery has generally received mixed reviews.

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Not really funny and a great example of a movie Rudd gets cast in all the time (nice guy) but the opposite that he is truly great at (asshole)…

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